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>> and cecilia vega with us live tonight from bedminster, amid all these escalating war of words with north korea, and the president also weighed in with something else about nuclear weapons today. >> reporter: yeah, david. late today he was asked about his priorities in terms of nuclear weapons and he said, quote, i would like to denuke the world in that nuclear weapons are our greatest threat worldwide. he also said among the first order of business that he gave his generals was to make america's nuclear arsenal, quote, the big skpgest and the finest in the world. >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> you heard cecilia report on the specific threat north korea has now made to strike near guae in the middle of this month. the homeland security chief for guam saying they would have 14 minutes of warning before missiles would land. abc's jim avila is in seoul for us tonight. >> reporter: all eyes on guam tonight, the closest and most vulnerable to attack u.s. territory. and now after that highly specific threat, the north koreans claiming in days they'll have a plan to launch four missiles i
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, tonight. >> reporter: president trump, so often criticized for being too soft on the kremlin, today reluctantly signed into law tough new sanctions on russia. but for someone who seems to so enjoy a signing ceremony, the white house kept this one behind closed doors away from the cameras. president calling the legislation "seriously flawed." and when we asked him about it -- >> reporter: mr. president why are the russian sanctions seriously flawed? no comment. congress had boxed the president into a corner, the bill passed by an overwhelming veto-proof majority, and it limits the president's ability to lift those sanctions. the president said he signed it "for the sake of national unity," but in written statements, he slammed lawmakers, saying they "included a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions." adding, "i built a truly great company worth many billions of dollars, as president, i can make far better deals with foreign countries than congress." senator john mccain from arizona where he is undergoing cancer treatment say
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, tonight. >> reporter: president trump, so often criticized for being too soft on the kremlin, today reluctantly signed into law tough new sanctions on russia. but for someone who seems to so enjoy a signing ceremony, the white house kept this one behind closed doors away from the cameras. president calling the legislation "seriously flawed." and when we asked him about it -- >> reporter: mr. president why are the...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, a new threat from north korea coming in, saying they will be ready to attack the u.s. territory of guam by mid august. this comes as president trump's warning shot fired directly at pyongyang tonight, is sending shock waves around the world. but abc news has learned that threat caught some in the president's own inner circle by surprise. the president, in that statement, using language not vetted or pre-approved by his national security team. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: sources close to the president say behind closed doors with top aides -- including new chief of staff general john kelly -- he had discussed taking a tougher tone on pyongyang. but even members of his own national security team had no idea the president would go this far. >> he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement and as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which t
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but aides have told us, right now, we hear sessions' job is safe. >> cecilia vega with us again. thank you. >>> next, the verdict is in this evening. martin shkreli, found guilty of lying to his investors. once accused of hiking the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000%. still tonight, he and his legal team are celebrating the verdict, calling it a witch hunt and his lawyer smiling, predicting one day he would develop a drug, a cure for children. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: the so-called bad boy of pharmaceuticals, martin shkreli, found guilty yet still defiant. >> this was a witch hunt of epic proportions and they found one or two broomsticks but at the end of the day we've been acquitted of the most important charges. >> reporter: after nearly a month of testimony, the jury took five days to convict him of three of the eight counts of securities and wire fraud he was facing. >> we're gratified of the jury's verdict. justice has been served. >> reporter: infamously outspoken, and notorious for raising the price of a life-saving drug 5,000%, he live streamed from his home r
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he just tweeted calling this a great day at the white house, david. >> cecilia vega, great to have you. >>> we are also following the state of emergency at this hour after tropical storm emily slammed into florida. tonight a depression. thousands without power there, blinding rain for drivers. high winds coming ashore near sarasota, and carving a path across the state. the tiny island of ana maria taking a hit. abc's gio benitez is in ft. myers beach tonight. >> reporter: tonight, tropical storm emily drenching florida's gulf coast with up to 8 inches of rain. the system rapidly developing this morning. the governor now declaring a state of emergency in 31 counties, some 18,000 losing power. >> i urge you to keep alert, to look at weather and road conditions. >> reporter: a construction worker in st. petersburg shooting this video as emily moved ashore. >> emily has arrived. >> reporter: those powerful winds shutting down the sunshine skyway bridge. the coast guard rescuing two brothers clinging to a navigation light in tampa bay. their fishing boat striking the structure and sinking d
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he had them in person. >> cecilia vega with us live from the white house tonight, and cecilia, the president is also taking some heat about comments he allegedly made about the white house itself? >> reporter: yeah. he reportedly, david, told members of his bedminster golf club, that, quote, the white house is a real dump. as you can imagine, that prompted swift backlash. take a look at this picture from president obama's former white house photographer, no stager to publicly slamming this president, he said, no american should ever call this white house a dump. david, tonight a spokesperson for donald trump says that comment did not happen. >> cecilia vega with us again tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> we turn to a major train derailment we're following in the middle of a pennsylvania town. train cars crashing into homes, exploding into flames. tonight, evacuations under way, and abc's linzie janis on the scene for us. >> reporter: that massive freight train carrying hazardous chemicals careening off the tracks in this pennsylvania neighborhood. >> train derailment. with fire. >> reporter:
he had them in person. >> cecilia vega with us live from the white house tonight, and cecilia, the president is also taking some heat about comments he allegedly made about the white house itself? >> reporter: yeah. he reportedly, david, told members of his bedminster golf club, that, quote, the white house is a real dump. as you can imagine, that prompted swift backlash. take a look at this picture from president obama's former white house photographer, no stager to publicly...
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vega live at the white house tonight, and of course, cecilia, all of this expected to be look at by robert mueller, the special counsel. in the meantime, a major development tonight as we came on the air, about the fbi. >> reporter: the senate voted nearly unanimously to approve the president's new fbi director, christopher wray. he of course, replaces james comey, who was fired by president trump amid the agency's investigation into russian election interference. now wray testified during his confirmation hearing that he would resign if he was ever asked by president trump to do any unethical or illegal. >> cecilia vega, leading us off tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> we're following breaking developments on another front. a manhunt under way at this hour after two sheriff's deputies were shot. responding to a call, they were air lifted from the scene. they are in surgery right now. now authorities are searching for the gunman outside sacramento. here's abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: tonight, the urgent manhunt for the suspect who shot two sheriff's deputies. >> shots fired. sho
vega live at the white house tonight, and of course, cecilia, all of this expected to be look at by robert mueller, the special counsel. in the meantime, a major development tonight as we came on the air, about the fbi. >> reporter: the senate voted nearly unanimously to approve the president's new fbi director, christopher wray. he of course, replaces james comey, who was fired by president trump amid the agency's investigation into russian election interference. now wray testified...
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and finally today, steve bannon. >> and cecilia vega joins us from new jersey tonight. in a sign of how quickly power shifts, the president met at camp david on the future of our troops in afghanistan. tonight, you've learned that bannon is back at his old job? >> reporter: right back there at breitbart. today, he chaired the editorial meeting there, taking the title of executive chairman. he told bloomberg he plans to wage war on behalf of president trump. >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> next tonight, the deadly terror attacks. after barcelona and the white van plowing through the crowd, another attack. and a hero policewoman, reportedly killing 4 out of 5 attackers on her own. tonight, we're learning about the american husband and father of three back in barcelona who was killed. james longman from spain again tonight. >> reporter: overnight, the second horrific scene of terror. another car barreling into a crowd in the seaside town of cambril, spain, killing one and injuring six. this video capturing the tense moments as officers engage one attacker armed with a knif
and finally today, steve bannon. >> and cecilia vega joins us from new jersey tonight. in a sign of how quickly power shifts, the president met at camp david on the future of our troops in afghanistan. tonight, you've learned that bannon is back at his old job? >> reporter: right back there at breitbart. today, he chaired the editorial meeting there, taking the title of executive chairman. he told bloomberg he plans to wage war on behalf of president trump. >> cecilia vega,...
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abc's cecilia vega is in rockport tonight. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady arriving in corpus christie today. inside a local fire house, a sit down with state officials and the head of fema. >> it's a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years, in ten years from now as, this is the way to do it. >> reporter: the president offering high praise for the officials in the room, but with this caveat. >> we won't say congratulations. we don't want to do that. we don't want to congratulate. we'll congratulate each other when it's all finished. >> reporter: his presidential motorcade driving through streets that did not suffer severe damage. the white house says they did not want to disrupt rescue and recovery efforts. outside the firehouse, the president greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters. [ chanting "usa" ] then a presidential pep talk. >> i want to thank you for coming out. we're going to get you back and operating immediately. thank you, everybody. what a crowd what a turnout the catastrophe still unfolding. >> repo
abc's cecilia vega is in rockport tonight. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady arriving in corpus christie today. inside a local fire house, a sit down with state officials and the head of fema. >> it's a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years, in ten years from now as, this is the way to do it. >> reporter: the president offering high praise for the officials in the room, but with this caveat. >> we...
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here's abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, classified documents reveal the true nature of president trump's phone calls with world leaders in the days after his swearing in. "the washington post" published leaked transcripts of two contentious conversations. the first with mexican president enrique pena nieto, all about that wall. >> and who's going to pay for the wall? >> mexico! >> that wall will go up so fast your head will spin. don't worry. we are building the wall. don't worry. >> reporter: but on the phone, the mexican president is firm, calling the idea that mexico will pay for the wall completely unacceptable. president trump responds, "the fact is we are both in a little bit of a political bind, because i have to have mexico pay for the wall. i have to. i have been talking about it for a two-year period." he tells pena-nieto the funding will "work out in the formula somehow," adding, "it will come out in the wash, and that is okay." in fact, the president was already publically laying the groundwork for the u.s. to pick up the initial ta
here's abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, classified documents reveal the true nature of president trump's phone calls with world leaders in the days after his swearing in. "the washington post" published leaked transcripts of two contentious conversations. the first with mexican president enrique pena nieto, all about that wall. >> and who's going to pay for the wall? >> mexico! >> that wall will go up so fast your head...
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potentially another big blow to the president's agenda here. >> cecilia vega with us again tonight. thank you as always. >>> in the meantime, we move on here to the new pentagon report just out late today about that tragedy at sea. seven american sailors killed when the "uss fitzgerald" collided with a massive cargo ship off the coast of japan. tonight this new report revealing the heroic efforts to save the crew, including the captain they saved after knocking through the door and discovering him hanging off the side of the ship. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: the gash in the "uss fitzgerald" doesn't tell the whole story after horror and heroism. tonight's report showing compartments that flooded in seconds. in this birth, two sailors stayed at the bottom of the ladder helping shipmates up as the water was rising. one sailor drew this picture of the escape, water at their shoulders. finally with the water so high, the two final sailors had to climb through the hatch, but they reached down into the dark water and are credited with pulling out the last two survivors who were
potentially another big blow to the president's agenda here. >> cecilia vega with us again tonight. thank you as always. >>> in the meantime, we move on here to the new pentagon report just out late today about that tragedy at sea. seven american sailors killed when the "uss fitzgerald" collided with a massive cargo ship off the coast of japan. tonight this new report revealing the heroic efforts to save the crew, including the captain they saved after knocking through...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: at the american legion today, president trump calling on the nation to come together. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix. for 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. defending his response to charlottesville, pulling from his pocket the statements he made in the wake of the violence. >> i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi. i got them all in there. let's see. kkk, we have kkk. i got them all. so they're having a hard time. so what did they say, right? it should have been sooner. he's a racist. >> reporter: but the president never mentioned his most controversial line of all. the moment he blamed both sides and praised some of the people who marched with torches. >> you had some very bad people in that group. but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: but in phoenix, he u
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: at the american legion today, president trump calling on the nation to come together. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix. for 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. defending his response to charlottesville, pulling from his pocket the statements he...
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vega joins us live now from rockport, texas, and cecilia, the president is planning a return to visit the region later in the week? >> reporter: tom, he will be in texas and louisiana this weekend. today's trip was just a short one. most of his time spent with first responders and state officials. it does not appear that president trump met with any survivors of the storm, but just as they were taking off on air force one tonight, the first lady had a message for those survivors saying she sends her thoughts and her prayers, tom, and she says, the number of evacuees will rise. >> cecilia vega for us tonight. cecilia, thank you. >>> and texas is not the only state under threat tonight. tropical storm harvey is about to slam louisiana, but it's already triggering heavy rain and evacuations and it's also triggering so much more. special fear in new orleans where hurricane katrina struck 12 years ago today, and fears over the pumps that are supposed to keep the city safe. abc's gio benitez is in new orleans tonight. >> reporter: tonight in new orleans, residents all too familiar with floo
vega joins us live now from rockport, texas, and cecilia, the president is planning a return to visit the region later in the week? >> reporter: tom, he will be in texas and louisiana this weekend. today's trip was just a short one. most of his time spent with first responders and state officials. it does not appear that president trump met with any survivors of the storm, but just as they were taking off on air force one tonight, the first lady had a message for those survivors saying...
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this is ridiculous." >> cecilia vega with us. congress making sure the president can't make any appointments during the recess? >> reporter: yes, after the president lashed out at jeff sessions, thinking they will be able to block him from firing him douring the break. but right now, we hear sessions' job is safe. >>> and martin shkreli, found guilty. still tonight, he and his legal team are celebrating the verdict, calling it a witch hunt and his lawyer smiling, predicting one day he would develop a cure for children. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: the so-called bad boy of pharmaceuticals, martin shkreli found guilty of securities fraud today and still defiant. >> this was a witch hunt of epic proportions and they found one or two broomsticks but at the end of the day we've been acquitted of the most important charges. >> we're gratified of the jury's verdict. justice has been served. >> reporter: infamously outspoken, he live streamed after the verdict. he has always been quick to write off his critics. one of the headlines,
this is ridiculous." >> cecilia vega with us. congress making sure the president can't make any appointments during the recess? >> reporter: yes, after the president lashed out at jeff sessions, thinking they will be able to block him from firing him douring the break. but right now, we hear sessions' job is safe. >>> and martin shkreli, found guilty. still tonight, he and his legal team are celebrating the verdict, calling it a witch hunt and his lawyer smiling,...
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cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> and speaking of australia two men there have been charged with an isis directed terror plot to bring down an airliner. the men allegedly tried to smuggle a device into an etihad airways flight on july 15th. prosecutors say they were unable to get it through on check-in because it was too heavy. they were denied bail. the men were arrested along with two others in raids across sydney. >>> back in the u.s. severe storms heading towards the northeast right now dumped heavy rain and hail across chicago and forced the early closure and evacuation of the first night of the lollapalooza music festival. performances by headliners lorde and muse were already on the way. the rain, you saw there, had people leaving grant park and leaving a sea of people on the city's michigan avenue. now for a closer look at your weather. severe storms also slammed phoenix, arizona, with monsoon rain, strong winds and triggering flash floods across the city. the storms knocked out power to at least 23,000 customers and delayed flights into and out of phoenix's sky harbor ai
cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> and speaking of australia two men there have been charged with an isis directed terror plot to bring down an airliner. the men allegedly tried to smuggle a device into an etihad airways flight on july 15th. prosecutors say they were unable to get it through on check-in because it was too heavy. they were denied bail. the men were arrested along with two others in raids across sydney. >>> back in the u.s. severe storms heading towards the...
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i'm cecilia vega in new york. have a great evening. good night. ing. good night. >>> that breaking news. >>> that breaking news is in the south bay. where passengers are delayed at least two hours because of a security incident. checked baggage was ined a vartantly brought in without security screening. they evacuated the terminal and made passengers go through screening again. these are picture cans of the long lines passengers are facing at terminal a. they're asking to check with your carriers for potential delays. >>> now toour her top story. a driver is in custody tonight after plowing through a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally. the president has responded and people are not happy with what he did and did not do. he denounced the violence but did not denounce the white nationalist. here with details. >> reporter: violence and death in charlottesville, virginia. a state of emergency declared after counterprotesters clashed. starting on friday white nationalists assembled, some swinging torches. they dispersed the crowds, calling
i'm cecilia vega in new york. have a great evening. good night. ing. good night. >>> that breaking news. >>> that breaking news is in the south bay. where passengers are delayed at least two hours because of a security incident. checked baggage was ined a vartantly brought in without security screening. they evacuated the terminal and made passengers go through screening again. these are picture cans of the long lines passengers are facing at terminal a. they're asking to...
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they have been condemned. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house. early in the day, when the president still had not called out these groups by name, a member resigned, there was reaction at the white house. >> reporter: the president responded to the resignation, took to twitter to say, he will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. and he's tweeted right now, blasting merck for high drug prices. >> thank you. >>> we're also learning more about the alleged driver, making his first court appearance today. we'll hear from those who know him, including his own mother. here's pierre thomas tonight. >> you will not replace us! >> reporter: the chilling images. >> blood and soil! >> reporter: the next morning, they gather again. former kkk leader david duke among them. >> we're determined to take our country back, fulfill the promises of donald trump. >> reporter: james field jr., seen among the white supremacists, chanting for white power. shortly before authorities believe he drove into this crowd, killing one. back home, his mother saying she did
they have been condemned. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house. early in the day, when the president still had not called out these groups by name, a member resigned, there was reaction at the white house. >> reporter: the president responded to the resignation, took to twitter to say, he will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. and he's tweeted right now, blasting merck for high drug prices. >> thank you. >>> we're also learning more about...
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abc's chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, an admission from the white house -- president trump himself helped craft his son's first statement about that infamous trump tower meeting with the russians, a statement that ultimately proved to be misleading. don junior initially claimed he and the russian lawyer "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children" and that "it was not a campaign issue." but the story did not hold up. days later, e-mails revealed don junior agreed to meet the russians because he had been promised dirt on hillary clinton by the russian government. the president's legal team went on the offensive, saying he had nothing to do with don junior's original statement. >> the president was not -- did not draft the response. i do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. it came from donald trump jr. the statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr., and i'm sure in consultation with his lawyers. the
abc's chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, an admission from the white house -- president trump himself helped craft his son's first statement about that infamous trump tower meeting with the russians, a statement that ultimately proved to be misleading. don junior initially claimed he and the russian lawyer "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children" and that "it was not a campaign issue." but...
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i want to bring in abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. what are you learning from your white house sources tonight? were they ready today? >> reporter: not at all. the people i'm talking to, among them, there's a complete sense of surprise inside this white house. surprise even frankly that the president even took questions today. that wasn't supposed to happen. you saw that picture of john kelly there, the new chief of staff, inside trump tower sort of just looking down at the ground as the president was speaking. but i have to tell you that for some that are surprised by what happened there today, david, we're also hearing from one other aide that said, let trump be trump. >> he was also asked about steve bannon and his future. the president saying he never spoke to bannon about how to respond to charlottesville and about his future? here's what the president said. >> i like mr. bannon. he is a friend of mine, but he came on very late. you know that. i went through 17 senators, gos,orrn ind a primaries. mr. bannon came on very much late
i want to bring in abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. what are you learning from your white house sources tonight? were they ready today? >> reporter: not at all. the people i'm talking to, among them, there's a complete sense of surprise inside this white house. surprise even frankly that the president even took questions today. that wasn't supposed to happen. you saw that picture of john kelly there, the new chief of staff, inside trump tower sort of just looking down...
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and finally today, steve bannon. >> and cecilia vega joins us from new jersey tonight. in a sign of how quickly power shifts, the president met at camp david with top advisers on the future of our troops in afghanistan. vice president pence flew back early to attend, but no steve bannon. tonight, you've learned that bannon is back at his old job? >> reporter: yeah, david, breitbart said steve bannon is back. he shared the editorial board, he's taking the same title, executive chairman. today, he gave an interview saying the trump presidency we fought for and won is over. he said we still have a huge movement, but that presidency is over and it will be a different trump now have. >> thank you. >>> next tonight, the deadly terror attacks. after barcelona and the white van plowing through the crowd, another attack. another car through a crowd. and a hero policewoman, reportedly killing 4 out of 5 attackers on her own. tonight, we're learning about the american husband and father of three back in barcelona who was killed. separated from his wife in the chaos. james longman
and finally today, steve bannon. >> and cecilia vega joins us from new jersey tonight. in a sign of how quickly power shifts, the president met at camp david with top advisers on the future of our troops in afghanistan. vice president pence flew back early to attend, but no steve bannon. tonight, you've learned that bannon is back at his old job? >> reporter: yeah, david, breitbart said steve bannon is back. he shared the editorial board, he's taking the same title, executive...
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they have been condemned. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house. early in the day, when the president still had not called out these groups by name, a member of the white house manufacturing counsel resigned, the only african-american member. saying america's leaders must clearly reject bigotry and group supremacy. there was reaction at the white house. >> reporter: the president responded to the resignation, hours before he called out the racists by names. he took to twitter to say, he will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. and he's tweeted right now, blasting merck for high drug prices. >> cecilia, thank you. >>> we're also learning more about the alleged driver behind the deadly car attack. 20-year-old james fields, seen chanting during the rally. making his first court appearance today. we'll hear from those who know him, including his own mother. who said she thought he was going to a trump rally. here's pierre thomas tonight. >> you will not replace us! >> reporter: those chilling images. white supremacist marchers, bearing torches
they have been condemned. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house. early in the day, when the president still had not called out these groups by name, a member of the white house manufacturing counsel resigned, the only african-american member. saying america's leaders must clearly reject bigotry and group supremacy. there was reaction at the white house. >> reporter: the president responded to the resignation, hours before he called out the racists by names. he took...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, is at ft. myer in virginia tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump hoping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency. in a primetime address to the nation, the president is expected to announce his decision to send more troops to afghanistan following the advice of his generals who argue the only way to ultimately beat back the taliban and isis is with more american boots on the ground. >> it's a very big decision for me. i took over a mess, and we're going to make it a lot less messy. >> reporter: the move would mark a major reversal for mr. trump. here he was in 2012. >> afghanistan is a total and complete disaster. what are we doing? let's get with it. get out of afghanistan. >> reporter: the following year tweeting -- we have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in afghanistan. their government has zero appreciation. let's get out. and as a candidate, he kept it up. >> the people opposing us are the same people who we've -- and think of this -- who hav
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, is at ft. myer in virginia tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump hoping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency. in a primetime address to the nation, the president is expected to announce his decision to send more troops to afghanistan following the advice of his generals who argue the only way to ultimately beat back the taliban and isis is with more american boots on the ground. >> it's a very...
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cecilia vega was that are. >> reporter: at the american legion, president trump calling on the nation to come together. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix, for 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. pulling the statements he made in the wake of the violence. >> i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi. i got them all in there. let's see. kkk. we have kkk. i got them all. so we're having a hard time, so what do they say, right? it should have been sooner. he's a racist. >> reporter: but the president never mentioned his most controversial line of all, the moment he blamed both sides and praised some of the people who marched with torches. >> you had some very bad people in that group. but you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> reporter: but in phoenix, he unleashed. his press secretary had promised there would be no discussion of pardoning arizona's controversi
cecilia vega was that are. >> reporter: at the american legion, president trump calling on the nation to come together. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix, for 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. pulling the statements he made in the wake of the violence. >> i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the...
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vega with us again this morning. see you for "world news tonight." >>> in the meantime, the other big story, new details about that terror investigation in australia. authorities now say they disrupted two plot, one to take down an airliner. another concerning poison gas. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has details. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning. australian officials speaking overnight about the terror plots they say they foiled last week calling it one of the most sophisticated ever attempted in the country. so far two men charged with preparing or planning for a terrorist attack. one of them is believed to have strong ties to isis with a brother a commander in the group in syria providing direction and inspiration for the attacks. david. >> what do we know about the second plot? >> reporter: yeah, they're saying two separate plots. first they tried to smuggle a homemade bomb into sydney last month, hiding it in the suitcase of a brother who didn't know it was there. however, the suitcase
vega with us again this morning. see you for "world news tonight." >>> in the meantime, the other big story, new details about that terror investigation in australia. authorities now say they disrupted two plot, one to take down an airliner. another concerning poison gas. our senior foreign correspondent ian pannell has details. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning. australian officials speaking overnight about the terror plots they say they foiled last week...
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. >> our cecilia vega there grilling sanders. now, the political tone of the speech to the boy scouts had angered so many people that scout leadership issued an apology. >>> now, the president is also disputing a report that he called the white house a dump. he reportedly made the remark to members at his new jersey golf course to explain why he spends so many weekends at his own properties. the president issued a denial late last night tweeting, i love the white house, one of the most beautiful buildings, homes i have ever seen. but fake news said i called it a dump. totally untrue. >>> and president trump has reluctantly signed off on new sanctions against russia calling the bill seriously flawed. the president approved the legislation behind closed doors but said those words saying that the bill encroaches on the executive branch's authority to negotiate. democrats and republicans overwhelmingly passed the bill to punish russia for interfering in the election. the vetoproof measure prevents the president from lifting the sanct
. >> our cecilia vega there grilling sanders. now, the political tone of the speech to the boy scouts had angered so many people that scout leadership issued an apology. >>> now, the president is also disputing a report that he called the white house a dump. he reportedly made the remark to members at his new jersey golf course to explain why he spends so many weekends at his own properties. the president issued a denial late last night tweeting, i love the white house, one of...
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i'm cecilia vega in for david. just moments ago, president trump and his top aides appearing before the camera, addressing the growing threat o. today he issued another threat. his third this week. the president saying the u.s. is locked and loaded. military solutions are now fully in place. and late today, the direct message to north korea's leader if he goes after any american territory or ally, he will truly regret it and regret it fast. abc's chief global afamp correspondent martha raddatz from seoul, south korea. >> reporter: today, b-1 bombers flying practice missions above the pacific. and president trump from his bedminister golf club doubling down on his alarming warnings to north korea, tweeting -- "military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should north korea act unwisely. hopefully kim jong un will find another path." the president making clear today the consequences if kim doesn't. >> i hope that they are going to fully understand the gravity of what i said, and what i said is what i
i'm cecilia vega in for david. just moments ago, president trump and his top aides appearing before the camera, addressing the growing threat o. today he issued another threat. his third this week. the president saying the u.s. is locked and loaded. military solutions are now fully in place. and late today, the direct message to north korea's leader if he goes after any american territory or ally, he will truly regret it and regret it fast. abc's chief global afamp correspondent martha raddatz...
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cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> the justice department is vowing to crackdown on leaks like the release of those phone call transcripts that have plagued the trump administration. attorney general jeff sessions is holding a news conference today after vowing to step up prosecution of cases involving leaks of classified information. he'll be joined by the director of national intelligence, dan coats. >>> two men have been charged in australia with a terror plot to bring down a plane. the men tried to smuggle a device on a flight on july 15th. prosecutors say they were unable to get the luggage through check-in because it was too heavy. this morning the suspects were denied bail during a court appearance via a video link. the men arrested with two other people in raids in sydney over the weekend. >>> and back here at home, a powerful thunderstorm triggered flash flooding in one southern california community. the storm about 50 miles north of l.a. at one point dumped three inches of rain per hour. one driver rescued by helicopter from the roof of his pickup truck. tv viewers in the
cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> the justice department is vowing to crackdown on leaks like the release of those phone call transcripts that have plagued the trump administration. attorney general jeff sessions is holding a news conference today after vowing to step up prosecution of cases involving leaks of classified information. he'll be joined by the director of national intelligence, dan coats. >>> two men have been charged in australia with a terror plot to bring...
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cecilia vega, bridgewater, new jersey. >> it's not quite fire and fury from the defense secretary. his words more like diplomacy and military readiness. >> the u.s. missile defense system is standing guard. and abc's arlette saenz is also standing guard for us, monitoring this. and we are keeping you busy. what's the latest on this? >> for the second time in the span of two days, the trump administration seems to be sending mixed messages when it comes to north korea. while the president says the message may not be tough enough, others have a more sober tone. mattis stressed it should be a diplomatic one. >> my portfolio, my mission, my responsibility is to have military options. should they be needed. however, right now secretary tillerson, ambassador haley, you can see the american effort is diplomatically led. it has diplomatic traction. it is gaining diplomatic results, and i want to stay right there, right now. the tragedy of war -- >> reporter: with his long-time experience in the military, mattis is also keenly aware of what a war with north korea would entail, and he warned
cecilia vega, bridgewater, new jersey. >> it's not quite fire and fury from the defense secretary. his words more like diplomacy and military readiness. >> the u.s. missile defense system is standing guard. and abc's arlette saenz is also standing guard for us, monitoring this. and we are keeping you busy. what's the latest on this? >> for the second time in the span of two days, the trump administration seems to be sending mixed messages when it comes to north korea. while...
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we begin with abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: a new threat from north korea coming in, saying they will be ready to attack the u.s. territory of guam by mid august. this comes as president trump's warning shot fired directly at pyongyang is sending shockwaves around the world. but abc news has learned that threat caught some in the president's own inner circle by surprise. the president in that statement using language not vetted or pre-approved by his national security team. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: sources close to the president say behind closed doors with top aides, including new chief of staff general john kelly, president trump had discussed taking a tougher tone on pyongyang, but even members of his own national security team had no idea the president would go so far. >> he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement. and, as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. >>
we begin with abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: a new threat from north korea coming in, saying they will be ready to attack the u.s. territory of guam by mid august. this comes as president trump's warning shot fired directly at pyongyang is sending shockwaves around the world. but abc news has learned that threat caught some in the president's own inner circle by surprise. the president in that statement using language not vetted or pre-approved by his national security team. >>...
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cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >>> an explosive lawsuit against fox news alleges the white house conspired with the network to spread a false story about a democratic staffer all to distract from the russia probe. seth rich was killed last year during a botched robbery. rod wheeler is suing fox claiming he was falsely quoted as saying there was a link between rich and wikileaks. he said he and a trump donor met with sean spicer. the white house denies any involvement. >>> so president trump may feel like the accommodations at the white house with its 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms are not up to par. he told wealthy members of his new jersey golf club, the white house is a real dump. according to golf magazine, that was his explanation for spending so much time at his own properties. the white house denies the conversation, but former first daughter chelsea clinton took offense, tweeting a thank you to all the chefs, butlers and workers. >>> frightening details reported this morning about north korea's launch of a ballistic missile. it turns out a commercial airliner had passed
cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. >>> an explosive lawsuit against fox news alleges the white house conspired with the network to spread a false story about a democratic staffer all to distract from the russia probe. seth rich was killed last year during a botched robbery. rod wheeler is suing fox claiming he was falsely quoted as saying there was a link between rich and wikileaks. he said he and a trump donor met with sean spicer. the white house denies any involvement....
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cecilia vega, abc news, bridgewater, new jersey. >>> several high-profile tech companies are cutting ties with white supremacists. facebook has removed groups from its service on instagram for hatred. apple pay and paypal have stopped processing payments to hate groups and spotify has banned music against race, sexual orientation. some are questioning the move saying it's a threat to free expression. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson and defense secretary jim mattis are making it clear that the military options remain on the table when it comes to north korea. tillerson and mattis say the u.s. is still looking to resolve the nuclear standoff peacefully. their remarks came after white house chief strategist steve bannon said there is no nuclear military solution because of the danger and consequences that north korea would face. >>> analysts say investors are uneasy for a number of reasons, from the attack in barcelona to the controversy over the rally in charlottesville. >>> we're still a few days from the big solar eclipse on monday, but the traffic jams are already under way. >>
cecilia vega, abc news, bridgewater, new jersey. >>> several high-profile tech companies are cutting ties with white supremacists. facebook has removed groups from its service on instagram for hatred. apple pay and paypal have stopped processing payments to hate groups and spotify has banned music against race, sexual orientation. some are questioning the move saying it's a threat to free expression. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson and defense secretary jim mattis are...
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abc's cecilia vega has more on that and the president's credibility being called into question. >> reporter: president trump so often criticized for being too soft on the kremlin, reluctantly signed into law tough new sanctions on russia, but for someone who seems to so enjoy a signing ceremony, the white house kept this one behind closed doors, away from the cameras. the president signing it but issuing scathing words at the same time. calling the legislation seriously flawed. and when we asked him about it. >> mr. president, why are the russia sanctions seriously flawed? >> reporter: no comment. congress had boxed the president into a corner. the bill passed by an overwhelming veto-proof majority. democrats and republicans. the president said he signed it for the sake of national unity, but in written statements he slammed lawmakers, saying they included a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions, adding i built a truly great company worth many billions of dollars, as president i can make far better deals with foreign countries than congress. senator john mccain from arizona where he
abc's cecilia vega has more on that and the president's credibility being called into question. >> reporter: president trump so often criticized for being too soft on the kremlin, reluctantly signed into law tough new sanctions on russia, but for someone who seems to so enjoy a signing ceremony, the white house kept this one behind closed doors, away from the cameras. the president signing it but issuing scathing words at the same time. calling the legislation seriously flawed. and when...
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abc's cecilia vega has the latest from ft. myer, virginia. >> reporter: president trump helping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency, announcing a new afghanistan strategy that could send in more troops. >> we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> reporter: the president following the advice of his generals, who argue the only way to ultimately beat back the taliban and isis is with more american boots on the ground. he did not give a timetable for withdrawal. >> we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. >> reporter: the move marks a major reversal for mr. trump. here he was in 2012. >> afghanistan is a total and complete disaster. what are we doing? let's get with it. get out of afghanistan! >> reporter: the following year, tweeting, we have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in afghanistan. their government has zero appreciation. l
abc's cecilia vega has the latest from ft. myer, virginia. >> reporter: president trump helping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency, announcing a new afghanistan strategy that could send in more troops. >> we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> reporter: the president following the advice of his generals, who argue the only way to ultimately beat back the taliban and isis is with more american boots on the ground. he did not...
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that plan is meeting fierce resistance and cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george. there has been fierce pushback immediately from both sides of the aisle in congress. what this bill does, the plan would give admission preference to english speaking and skilled workers. the white house says this is president trump making good on a campaign promise but, critics are not backing down on this one, even the u.s. chamber of commerce. >>> the washington post publishing leaked phone calls. in one call the president urged mexico president to stop talking about how mexico would refuse to pay for the border wall. in the call with australia's prime minister, the president called himself the world's greatest person that does not let people into the country. he said he had been calling leaders all day and that, quote, putin was a pleasant call. this is ridiculous. the president said, he won the new hampshire because quote, new hampshire is a drug. >> it does seem to be on people's minds. cecilia, thank you. >>> going to turn to the
that plan is meeting fierce resistance and cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george. there has been fierce pushback immediately from both sides of the aisle in congress. what this bill does, the plan would give admission preference to english speaking and skilled workers. the white house says this is president trump making good on a campaign promise but, critics are not backing down on this one, even the u.s. chamber of commerce. >>> the...
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a whole lot there and cecilia vega on hand for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> hi, george, good morning to you. this was really something. we haven't seen the president like this since february, his last press conference. this wasn't a full press conference, a limited number of white house press corps was there. but the president took question after question despite his aides calling for a wrap, he kept going. on vacation at his bedminster golf club in his most extensive exchange with reporters in months. >> any questions? yes. >> reporter: president trump taking questions and raising eyebrows when he thanked russia's vladimir putin for expelling more than 700 embassy workers in retaliation for new sanctions. >> as far as i'm concerned i'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll. there's no real reason for them to go back. >> reporter: as for whether he plans to fire special counsel robert mueller, he says he hasn't given it any thought. >> i've been reading about it from you people
a whole lot there and cecilia vega on hand for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> hi, george, good morning to you. this was really something. we haven't seen the president like this since february, his last press conference. this wasn't a full press conference, a limited number of white house press corps was there. but the president took question after question despite his aides calling for a wrap, he kept going. on vacation at his bedminster golf club in his most extensive exchange...
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our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega was there for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this wasn't just defiance, this was an all-out assault. he is blaming the media for the fallout he faced after his comments on charlottesville. 15,000 supporters here and the president reread many of the responses he made following that violence in virginia. >> the first one -- i did this three times. we have to come together as americans with love for the nation. so in my second statement i got really specific and they said, why didn't he do it faster? they said everything. i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi, i got them all in there. let's see. yeah, kkk. we have kkk. i got them all. >> reporter: but he did not repeat perhaps the most controversial comment of all when he said there were fine people on both sides. he did suggest that there is a pardon to come for arizona's controversial former sheriff joe arpaio who was convicted of ignoring a court order to s
our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega was there for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this wasn't just defiance, this was an all-out assault. he is blaming the media for the fallout he faced after his comments on charlottesville. 15,000 supporters here and the president reread many of the responses he made following that violence in virginia. >> the first one -- i did this three times. we have to come together as americans with...
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cecilia vega has the new details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. the level of the president's involvement in that statement about the trump tower meeting was not known until now. the statement dictated by the president ultimately was found to be misleading. it said that the meeting was about russian adoptions, not about the campaign but we later learned that donald trump jr. took that meeting after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. now, "the washington post" says that some in the president's circle wanted that statement to be truthful but that the president ignored that. his lawyers are now calling this report inaccurate but you know, this bombshell is not the only one here this morning. of course, this falls on the heels of communications director anthony scaramucci's ouster after just 11 days on the job. his departure abrupt came right after the new chief of staff john kelly was sworn in and, george, we are hearing that the president was not at all happy, especially about anthony scaramucci's interview he gave to "the new yorker." you will
cecilia vega has the new details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. the level of the president's involvement in that statement about the trump tower meeting was not known until now. the statement dictated by the president ultimately was found to be misleading. it said that the meeting was about russian adoptions, not about the campaign but we later learned that donald trump jr. took that meeting after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. now, "the...
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we will talk about it more with our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega right here. such a bracing moment to see the president hugging himself as he said these words but parts of the statement tightly scripted. >> this was a question that was prompted by a reporter. he was there to talk about opioid addiction and was asked this question at the end of that. look, i am told this was very much a strategic answer by people in the white house, that the president knew if he was asked about this, that he would have this answer ready to go and, if you watch that tape of the president, it seems as though during parts of it he looks down and -- seems to be reading a little bit. this -- we've seen ramped up rhetoric from the president over the course -- >> the president already set out a red line back in january where he said he will not -- north korea will not be able to create a ballistic missile capable of reaching the united states and, of course, we just heard steve ganyard say they have done that and then he said it wouldn't happen and particularly the use of the word "th
we will talk about it more with our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega right here. such a bracing moment to see the president hugging himself as he said these words but parts of the statement tightly scripted. >> this was a question that was prompted by a reporter. he was there to talk about opioid addiction and was asked this question at the end of that. look, i am told this was very much a strategic answer by people in the white house, that the president knew if he was asked...
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vega, thanks very much. amy. >>> we turn now to that latest provocative missile launch by north korea, the ballistic missile flying right over japan. the japanese government taking this very seriously, warning people to take cover. chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has much more on this from washington. martha, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this was not only a provocative missile launch by north korea, it was very frightening for japanese citizens. they heard blaring sirens and got text alerts on their phones at dawn telling them to shelter in sturdy buildings or underground because the government was so concerned about the possibility of an imminent attack. a missile over japan, traveling n er the northern japanese island of hokkaido. in response, south korean fighter jets staged a live bombing drill. they also released video of their own missile test, which was conducted last week. inw, japan's prime minister shinzo abe spoke by phone to president trump, both agreed the u.s.
vega, thanks very much. amy. >>> we turn now to that latest provocative missile launch by north korea, the ballistic missile flying right over japan. the japanese government taking this very seriously, warning people to take cover. chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has much more on this from washington. martha, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this was not only a provocative missile launch by north korea, it was very frightening for japanese citizens....
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. >> and with that, let me bring in our senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. our justice correspondent, pierre thomas. cecilia, let me begin with you. the president's comments being met with fury, even by his own party. top senators. you have senator orrin hatch saying we should call evil by its name. my brother didn't give his life fighting hitler for nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. marco rubio. very important for the nation to hear potus describe events in charlottesville for what they are. cory gardner, mr. president, we must call evil by its name. these are excite supremacists and this is domestic terrorism. the president on twitter this morning, not taking back that "many sides" comment. >> he's yet to offer a full rebuke. we're not just talking about republicans in his own party. we're talking about some of his own supporters. the white house is now trying to clarify what president meant when he use that "many sides" hecomments. they say he was condemning hatred, bigotry. violence on all sides. but they say that there was violence between pro
. >> and with that, let me bring in our senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. our justice correspondent, pierre thomas. cecilia, let me begin with you. the president's comments being met with fury, even by his own party. top senators. you have senator orrin hatch saying we should call evil by its name. my brother didn't give his life fighting hitler for nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. marco rubio. very important for the nation to hear potus describe events in...
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abc's cecilia vega has details. >> reporter: nearly 48 hours after that car plowed into people in charlottesville, president trump stepping before the cameras to give that hate a name. >> racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> reporter: under fire all weekend, it started with not what he said but what he didn't say. scenes like this unfolding for hours without word from the president. when the president did speak out in person, he condemned not just the racists marching in the streets, but many sides. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. >> reporter: the backlash was instant and nearly universal, even from republican allies. >> we call this white supremacy. this white nationalism evil and let the country hear it, let the world hear it. it is something that needs to come from the oval office, and this white house needs to do it tod
abc's cecilia vega has details. >> reporter: nearly 48 hours after that car plowed into people in charlottesville, president trump stepping before the cameras to give that hate a name. >> racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> reporter: under fire all weekend, it started with not what he said but what...
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one now calling for, quote, radical changes at the white house and abc's cecilia vega is in bridgewater, new jersey, with the president. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, david, good morning. the president is responding to that attack in barcelona from here on his working vacation in new jersey. let's get right to that tweet. he said the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and will do whatever is necessary to help. be tough and strong. we love you. hours after this attack the president tweeted again, this one about terrorism, and it's really raising some eyebrows this morning. he referenced a world war i general and a graphic story about how that general killed supposedly muslim rebels. this is something that the president talked about repeatedly on the campaign trail, but the problem is, david, historians have debunked this story. many of them call it an outright myth. >> many thought that had been left on the campaign trail and brought back again. in the meantime, cecilia, the president not backing down under fire for another controversial tweet where h
one now calling for, quote, radical changes at the white house and abc's cecilia vega is in bridgewater, new jersey, with the president. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, david, good morning. the president is responding to that attack in barcelona from here on his working vacation in new jersey. let's get right to that tweet. he said the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and will do whatever is necessary to help. be tough and strong. we love you. hours...
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. >>> but let's get first to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for all the reaction to the president's afghanistan speech. good morning to you, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you and the president is tweeting this morning in the wake of that speech saying that the future of our country is strong. now, he did not specify the number of troops that he wants on the ground in afghanistan. he did not specify a withdrawal date, but he did make a rare admission. he says he was wrong about america's longest-running war. in a rare primetime address to the nation, president trump unveiled a new afghanistan strategy with a rare admission, a flip-flop. >> my original instinct was to pull out and historically i like following my instincts. but all my life i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> reporter: the president who once said the war in afghanistan was a complete disaster that warranted immediate withdrawal -- >> let's get with it. get out of afghanistan. >> reporter: -- is now committing american troops to a
. >>> but let's get first to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for all the reaction to the president's afghanistan speech. good morning to you, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you and the president is tweeting this morning in the wake of that speech saying that the future of our country is strong. now, he did not specify the number of troops that he wants on the ground in afghanistan. he did not specify a withdrawal date, but he did make a rare...
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our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the very latest details from bedminster, new jersey, for us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning to you. this stems from special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian election interference. you said it, about a dozen armed agents showed up at his home and took documents and other materials. it happened early in the morning and late last month. this is now just coming to light. the trump team has really tried to distance themselves from paul manafort but paul manafort, of course, ran his campaign toward the end -- before the election there. he also oversaw the republican national convention but really it is his past work in pro-russian/ukrainian politics that has him under scrutiny. right now, ultimately he had to register as a foreign agent. in the wake of this raid, his spokesman released this, mr. manafort has consistently cooperated with law enforcement and other serious inquiries and did so on this as well. but, paula, really the big question, if paul manafort was cooperating to the level that
our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the very latest details from bedminster, new jersey, for us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning to you. this stems from special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian election interference. you said it, about a dozen armed agents showed up at his home and took documents and other materials. it happened early in the morning and late last month. this is now just coming to light. the trump team has...